Buxy

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Buxy

|commune status = Commune

|image = Saône-et-Loire (septembre 2012) 085.JPG

|caption = Tour Rouge (Red Tower) in Buxy

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Buxy 71.svg

|INSEE = 71070

|postal code = 71390

|arrondissement = Chalon-sur-Saône

|canton = Givry

|mayor = Dominique Lanoiselet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr|access-date=27 December 2024|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030259/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|url-status=live}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Sud Côte chalonnaise

|coordinates = {{coord|46.7125|4.6972|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 266

|elevation min m = 186

|elevation max m = 428

|area km2 = 11.92

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Buxy ({{IPA|fr|byksi}}) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It was the headquarters of a medieval hospital which was the hospital of Tornus in the 17th century.{{Cite web |title=Buxy description |url=https://www.bing.com/search?q=Buxy+description&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=buxy+description&sc=6-16&sk=&cvid=EA93B9286554491FA6D8E4ED86352702&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl= |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Bing |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531112844/https://www.bing.com/search?q=Buxy+description&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=buxy+description&sc=6-16&sk=&cvid=EA93B9286554491FA6D8E4ED86352702&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl= |url-status=live }}

History

Buxy was the property of count of Chalon until 1237, when Buxy became the property of the Dukes of Burgundy. In 1477, Louis XI make of Buxy a part of the French kingdom and was named Buxy-le-Royal. En 1565, Buxy became the property of the prince of Condé later property of the Counts of Soissons, they sold Buxy in 1626 to the marquis of Uxelles. Buxy was the headquarters of a medieval hospital, attached with the hospital of Tournus in the 17th century.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-71070#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122061755/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-71070#ancre-POP_T1 |date=2023-11-22 }}, INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |1685

|1975 |1670

|1982 |1796

|1990 |1998

|1999 |2098

|2007 |2160

|2012 |2175

|2017 |2136

}}

Economy

The economy of Buxy is mainly based on wine growing.

Transportation

The closest airport to Buxy is Lyon Airport (110 km).

References

[http://www.buxy-tourisme.com/ Tourist Office of Buxy]

Category:Communes of Saône-et-Loire